(PreciHol) Ultra high precision laser hole drilling

PreciHol将开发用于工业应用的新型超精密激光微钻孔技术。激光打孔正在迅速获得市场份额，并成为从汽车到计算机等各种商品制造中的一种使能或关键工艺。微米级的激光打孔过程非常复杂，涉及到激光光源、光束整形光学系统、运动控制系统和软件的优化，包括复杂的工艺配方和刀具路径。牛津激光拥有25年的激光微加工经验，但这里面临的挑战令人望而生畏，需要付出巨大的努力才能克服。工业需求推动的持续小型化趋势给激光技术带来了压力，随着这些功能被整合到更多的消费品中，激光技术必须以不断降低的成本提供数百万个形状完美的微米尺寸的孔。关键问题仍然是：当激光诱导的物理过程自然是高度非线性的时，如何控制3D激光刻蚀以获得数百万相同形状的孔，并在工业生产时间范围内以可接受的成本交付所有这些。我们将开发新的硬件原型和先进的激光打孔配方，以进步当前的技术水平，并在统计上显著的水平上展示减小的孔尺寸、增加的纵横比和更快的生产率，以便为生产做好准备。我们的活动将把TRL的发展水平从3级提升到6级。该项目将为我们的客户及其最终用户释放新的、非常可取的技术潜力，并通过在一个竞争激烈的快速增长的市场中提高我们的产品和分包服务，从而直接使牛津激光公司受益。随着这些挑战的继续，我们预计能够满足这些挑战的供应商数量将会减少。如果牛津激光公司能够在这个快速变化的全球市场中跟上步伐，我们应该能够显著增长并获得市场份额。“

"PreciHol will develop novel ultra-precise laser micro-drilling processes for industrial applications. Laser drilling is fast gaining market share and becoming an enabling or critical process in the manufacture of goods ranging from cars to computers. The laser drilling process at the micron scales is highly complex and involves the optimization of the laser source, beam shaping optics, motion control system and software including complex process recipes and toolpaths. Oxford Lasers has 25 years' laser micro-machining experience and yet the challenges faced here are daunting and will require intense effort to overcome.The continuous miniaturisation trend driven by industrial needs puts pressure on laser technology to deliver millions of perfectly shaped, micron sized holes at ever decreasing cost as these features get incorporated in more consumer goods. Key issues remain: how to control 3D laser etching to achieve millions of identical uniform shaped holes when the laser induced physical processes at play are naturally highly non-linear and to deliver all this at industrial production timescales and with acceptable cost.We will develop new hardware prototypes and advanced laser drilling recipes to progress current state of art and demonstrate reduced hole size, increased aspect ratio and faster production rates at statistically significant levels so as to be production ready. Our activities will lift developments from TRL level 3 to 6\.The project will directly benefit Oxford Lasers by unlocking new and highly desirable technology potential for our customers and their end-users and by enhancing both our product and subcontract service in a highly competitive market that experiences fast paced growth. As these challenges continue we expect the number of suppliers who can meet them to dwindle. If Oxford Lasers can keep pace in this global rapidly changing market we should be able to grow significantly and gain market-share."